滥竽充数

làn yú chōng shù

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Definitions

1. lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
2. to masquerade as having an ability
3. token member of a group

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Child Words of 滥竽充数

• 充 充 chōng: sufficient; full
• 数 数 shǔ: to count
• 数 数 shù: number
• 数 数 shuò: frequently
• 充数 充数 chōng shù: to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)
• 滥 滥 làn: overflowing
• 滥竽 滥竽 làn yú: indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)